Carlos Castaño Gil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carlos Castaño Gil

Colombian paramilitar

Date of Birth: 16-May-1965

Place of Birth: Tik tok, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2004

Profession: terrorism, warlord, drug trafficker

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Carlos Castaño Gil

  • Carlos Castaño Gil (May 16, 1965 – April 16, 2004) was the founder of the Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá (ACCU), a far-right paramilitary organization in Colombia.
  • Castaño and his brothers Fidel and Vicente founded this group (and its previous incarnations) after their father was kidnapped and killed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in association with other enemies or victims of the guerrillas.
  • The ACCU later became one of the founding members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).

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